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  1. $Title{Table 16.: Australia, State Primary and Secondary Education Systems, 1972}
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  4.                     New South Wales                                           South Australia
  5.                      (and Australian         Victoria       Queensland            (and              Western Australia        Tasmania
  6.                     Capital Territory)                                       Northern Territory)
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  8. Primary             Kindergarten          Grades 1-6       Grades 1-7       Kindergarten            Grades 1-7             Kindergarten
  9.    (seven to                              (2 years in
  10.    eight years)     Classes 1-6           Grade 1)                          Grades 1-7                                    Grades 1-6
  11. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  12. Secondary
  13.    First year       Form I                 Form I           Grade 8          First Year             First Year             Class E
  14.                     [13.0]                 [12.9]           [13.4]           [13.5]                 [13.3]                 [12.9]
  15.    Second year      Form II                Form II          Grade 9          Second Year            Second Year            Class D
  16.                     [14.0]                 [13.9]           [14.4]           [14.5]                 [14.3]                 [13.10]
  17.    Third Year       Form III               Form III         Grade 10         Third Year             Third Year             Class C
  18.                     [14.11]                [14.9]           [15.3]           [15.5]                 [15.3]                 [14.10]
  19.                                                             (Junior)         (Statement of          (Junior
  20.                                                                              School Record set-     Certificate;
  21.                                                                              ting out academic      High School
  22.                                                                              achievement for        Certificate)
  23.                                                                              three years)
  24.    Fourth Year      Form IV                Form IV          Grade 11         Fourth Year            Subleaving             Class B
  25.                     [15.11]                [15.8]           [16.3]           [16.5]                 [16.3]                 [15.9]
  26.                     (School                                                  (Leaving Certifi-                             (School
  27.                     Certificate)                                             cate; Leaving                                 Certificate)
  28.                                                                              Technical Certifi-
  29.                                                                              cate; Leaving Area
  30.                                                                              Certificate; Leav-
  31.                                                                              ing High School
  32.                                                                              Certificate)
  33.    Fifth Year       Form V                 Form V           Fifth Year       Grade 12               Fifth Year          )
  34.                     [16.10]                [16.8]           [17.4]           [17.5]                 [17.3]              )
  35.                                            (School          (Matriculation)  (Senior Matricu-       (Leaving Certifi-   )
  36.                                            Leaving;                          lation)                cate; Matricula-    )  Class A
  37.                                            Leaving Techni-                                          tion)               )  [16.9 and
  38.                                            cal ; Girls'                                                                 )  17.8]
  39.                                            Secondary                                                                    )  (Higher School
  40.                                            School Leaving)                                                              )  Certificate,
  41.                                                                                                                         )  Matriculation)
  42.                                                                                                                         )
  43.    Sixth Year       Form VI                Form VI                                                                      )
  44.                     [17.10]                [17.8]                                                                       )
  45.                     Higher School          (Higher School                                                               )
  46.                     Certificate,           Certificate)                                                                 )
  47.                     Matriculation)
  48. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
  49. Source: Adapted from Australia, News and Information Bureau, Education in
  50.         Australia: Problems and Developments, New York, August 1972.
  51.